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Ciccone leaves Lidl-Trek to pair up with Pidcock at Pinarello Q36.5

Guilio Ciccone finished third at Il Lombardia last weekend
Guilio Ciccone finished third at Il Lombardia last weekendMarco BERTORELLO / AFP

Italian Giulio Ciccone has signed a ⁠three-year contract with Pinarello Q36.5, the Swiss team said on ‌Monday, after the 31-year-old mutually parted ‌ways with Lidl-Trek after eight ‌seasons.

Ciccone's last race in the ‌Lidl-Trek colours ended with a third-place finish in Saturday's Giro di Lombardia, after the team announced his ‌departure on the eve of ⁠the ‌race despite still having three years left ​on his contract.

"After eight years with the same ​team, this is a big decision, but one I genuinely wanted ⁠to make," ​Ciccone said in a Pinarello Q36.5 statement.

"I feel I still have a lot to give, and ‌I needed a new challenge, fresh motivation and an environment where I could feel at home."

The climbing specialist, who has won the mountains classification at both the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia, will link up ‌with British rider Tom Pidcock ​at Pinarello.

"I've always admired him, not ‌only because of his talent, but because he's a rider who thinks differently and isn't afraid to do things ⁠his own ⁠way," Ciccone said.

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